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Focus on seismic - 06/22/2025 (Full story)
Operator Bill Armstrong and his partners in the Lagniappe acreage on Alaska's eastern North Slope are in the process of reprocessing all of the 3D seismic from "multiple shoots" across "most" of the 325,000-acre block, he told Petroleum News in a recent text.
"We have delayed the drilling of apprais....
War = ANS upper $70s
- 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Alaska North Slope crude exploded into the upper $70s June 13 on news that Israel had struck nuclear facilities and other targets in Iran in a surprise attack, propelling the Alaska benchmark $4.32 skyward to close at $77.69 per barrel.....
North Slope gas options
- 06/22/2025 (Full story)
With recent moves towards the potential development of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope to the Cook Inlet, scientists in the U.S. Geological Survey have been conducting research into where the best areas in northern Alaska may be for gas exploration and development. The research has....
Oil patch insider: Santos gets $18.7B cash offer from ADNOC to grow global gas biz - 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Santos Limited, led by chief executive Kevin Gallagher, said on June 16 that it received a non-binding indicative proposal from a consortium led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., or ADNOC, which is looking to grow a global gas business. ADNOC, through its investment arm XR....
Interior moves to reopen up to 82% of NPR-A for oil and gas leasing - 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
On June 17, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a new step to support American energy independence and unleash the vast resource potential of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve.
A draft analysis released for public comment supports the selection of a new alternative from the 2020 plan tha....
9th Circuit affirms in part and reverses in part Willow decision
- 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
In a June 13 decision on appeal, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a federal district court's decision on ConocoPhillips Alaska's development of the Willow project. The appeal was over a 2023 Bureau of Land Management approval....
Corps applications for North Slope work
- 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District has posted notice of applications for work on the North Slope from ConocoPhillips Alaska, Hilcorp North Slope and Afognak Leasing.
The Corps posted a notice June 10 that ConocoPhillips Alaska applied for annual screeding of some 2.5 acres and annual.... |
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Baker Hughes US rig count drops 4 to 555 - 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 555 on June 13, down by four from the previous week -- the seventh consecutive week of drops, down by 35 from 590 a year ago and down by eight from two weeks ago. Over the last eight weeks the rig count was up in one week and down in seven with a comb....
GAO cites gaps in TAPS oversight by JPO
- 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
In 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez spilled more than 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. Since its formation in response to this incident, the Joint Pipeline Office, or JPO, has played a critical role in coordinating Trans-Alaska Pipeline System oversight among federal and state....
No substantial new info for northern sales - 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas has issued a decision finding no substantial new information for its 2025 North Slope, North Slope Foothills and Beaufort Sea areawide sales. The June 11 decision, signed by division Director Derek Nottingham, follows a March 19 cal....
Subsea transmission line progressing
- 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
A project for the construction of a 38-mile high-voltage, direct current electricity transmission line under Cook Inlet from the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula to the Beluga area on the northwest side of the inlet, to connect with the transmission grid in the Anchorage area, is progressing to pla....
Oil patch bits: Coffman Engineers' Wight-Crask earns certification - 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
Coffman Engineers Inc. said June 16 that it congratulates Jesse Wight-Crask on earning his Certified Commissioning Authority certification. This significant milestone reflects Wight-Crask's dedication to his field and demonstrates his knowledge in overseeing and managing the commissioning process in....
Oil patch bits: SPE Alaska to host 38th annual golf tournament - 06/22/2025 (Login to read Full story)
The Society of Petroleum Engineers recently announced that it will host its 38th annual golf tournament Aug. 28 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Anchorage Golf Course.
Entry fees are $1,100 per four-person team, $275 per person, for members and non-members. The cost includes green fee, golf cart, door.... |
